'''Nancy Jenkins''' is a [[:Category:Republican candidate, Michigan House of Representatives, 2010|Republican candidate]] for [[Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2010#District 57|District 57 in the Michigan House of Representatives]] in the [[Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2010|November 2, 2010 state legislative elections]]. Jenkins faced [[Harvey Schmidt]] in the general election on November 2, 2010.

Jenkins won re-election in the [[State legislative elections, 2012|2012 election]] for [[Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2012|Michigan House of Representatives]] District 57. He was unopposed in the August 7 Republican primary and defeated [[Jim Berryman]] (D) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.<ref>[http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/files/elections/2012/by_state/MI_State_House_0807.html?SITE=CSPANELN&SECTION=POLITICS ''Associated Press'' "Michigan - Summary Vote Results," Accessed August 7, 2012]</ref>

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Jenkins is the Republican candidate who ran for election to the District 57 Seat in 2010. She defeated [[Jim Van Doren]] in the August 3 Republican primary. She faced [[Harvey Schmidt]] (D) in the general election on [[Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2010|November 2, 2010]].

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Jenkins won election to the District 57 Seat in 2010. She defeated [[Jim Van Doren]] in the August 3 Republican primary. She defeated [[Harvey Schmidt]] (D) in the general election on [[Michigan House of Representatives elections, 2010|November 2, 2010]].

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office = Michigan House of Representatives, District 57 General election (2010)

The Independent Tea Party Patriots, a Michigan Tea Party group, grades the votes of this and every other Michigan legislator on “core tea party issues” in a regularly-updated scorecard. 100% is considered an ideal rating.<ref name="Tea3">[http://www.michiganvotes.org/VotingIndex.aspx?ID=736 ''Michigan Votes,'' "Tea Party Scorecard Jan 2011-Mar 2012," accessed June 22, 2012]</ref>

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====January 2011 - March 2012====

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'''Nancy Jenkins''' received a '''75%''' rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.<ref name="Tea3"/>

In June 2011, recall language was approved targeting Nancy Jenkins for recall for her support of [[Michigan Emergency Manager Referendum (2012)|a strengthened emergency financial manager law]]. Organizers needed to deliver 7,317 signatures to the [[Michigan Secretary of State|Secretary of State]] by 5 p.m. on August 5 in order to trigger a recall vote, something they said would not be a problem.<ref>[http://www.lenconnect.com/news/x919515903/Recall-petitions-for-state-Rep-Nancy-Jenkins-fail-to-appear ''The Daily Telegram,'' "No November recall of state Rep. Nancy Jenkins as petitions fail to appear," August 5, 2011]</ref>

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However, it appears the signatures never existed. A series of strange events surrounded Daniel Long, who was to deliver the petitions. On August 25, members of a state recall committee made a formal request for an investigation by the state police into what happened to the petitions. Long turned over some 1,400 signatures to the state group, but claimed to have more than 10,000.<ref>[http://www.lenconnect.com/news/x1654948420/State-police-investigate-dispute-over-Rep-Nancy-Jenkins-recall-petitions ''The Daily Telegram,'' "State police investigate dispute over Rep. Nancy Jenkins recall petitions," August 27, 2011]</ref>

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In early November, state police closed the investigation, stating there was "no evidence any signed petitions disappeared," while Lenawee County Prosecutor Jonathan Poer ruled here was no evidence to support any criminal charges.<ref>[http://www.lenconnect.com/news/x1439489777/No-charges-from-recall-petition-investigation ''The Daily Telegram,'' "No charges from recall petition investigation," November 12, 2011] </ref>

Michigan House of Representatives, District 57 General election (2010)

Candidates

Votes

Nancy Jenkins (R)

16,660

Harvey Schmidt (D)

12,385

Campaign donors

Comprehensive donor information for Jenkins is available dating back to 2010. Based on available campaign finance records, Jenkins raised a total of $431,125 during that time period. This information was last updated on June 10, 2013.[3]

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Scorecards

Tea Party Scorecard

The Independent Tea Party Patriots, a Michigan Tea Party group, grades the votes of this and every other Michigan legislator on “core tea party issues” in a regularly-updated scorecard. 100% is considered an ideal rating.[4]

January 2011 - March 2012

Nancy Jenkins received a 75% rating on the January 2011 - March 2012 Tea Party Scorecard.[4]

However, it appears the signatures never existed. A series of strange events surrounded Daniel Long, who was to deliver the petitions. On August 25, members of a state recall committee made a formal request for an investigation by the state police into what happened to the petitions. Long turned over some 1,400 signatures to the state group, but claimed to have more than 10,000.[6]

In early November, state police closed the investigation, stating there was "no evidence any signed petitions disappeared," while Lenawee County Prosecutor Jonathan Poer ruled here was no evidence to support any criminal charges.[7]